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The two-year grant project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to process the backlog of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection was successfully completed last month. Running from September 2012 to November 2014, the grant provided funding for a full-time processing assistant and for the purchase of archival supplies. The processing was completed by Project Archives Assistant Trevor McKenzie (the grant-funded position) and Processing Assistant Anita Elliott under the direction of Processing Archivist Cynthia Harbeson, who served as project manager.

As a result of this project, a total of 1,917.14 linear feet of previously unprocessed, and therefore inaccessible, materials were processed. This total was 707.14 linear feet (or 58%) more than the 1,210 linear feet outlined in the grant proposal. The project also resulted in the creation of 456 new finding aids (or guides to the collections) and the revision and enhancement of finding aids for an additional 75 selected collections. These finding aids are all online and searchable through our Special Collections website. The collections themselves are available for use in the Dougherty Reading Room, located on the 4th floor in Special Collections.

To relieve a little stress, the libary is sponsoring the following 2 events:

Free 10-Minute massage by the fireplace-Massage Therapists from the MYO Clinic in Boone will be here on:

Monday, Dec. 8 from 3-5 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 2-4 pm

Sign-up sheet will be on the table by the fireplace!

Knox, a Canine Good Citizen and registered with Therapy Dogs, Inc. will be here with his handler, Brianne Harris on Dec. 8 from 2 to 4 pm and Dec. 10 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Brianne is an Appalachian 2012 Psychology alumna and says that Knox, a Great Pyrenees is a good listener and is great for hugging.

Congratulations to all the students who are graduating this December, 2014 or completing internships in the spring. We thank all of our student library employees for their hard work and dedication. Your work in the library is greatly appreciated!

Use Mango Languages to sharpen your skills in another language! Mango Languages is a completely web-based language-learning system that focuses on conversation skills. Two courses are offered: Basic--helps you learn basic words and phrases, and Complete--to help you move beyond basic language skills. Learn on the go via the free mobile app!

Comic-athonWednesday December 3

The library will host an 8 hour graphic novel drawing session on the main floor. Just inside the library, students from an art department graphic novel class and students from an art education methods course will be drawing comics 8AM until 5 PM.

Anyone is welcome to join in the drawing.

Drawing materials are not provided but Zines are free!

Read some great comics, browse the library's comic and graphic novel collection and take home a Zine! See you there!

The Richard T. Barker Friends of the University Library is sponsoring its annual reception for faculty who published books during the past academic year (2013-2014) or who have achieved similar recognition in their fields. For example, music faculty who had works published or art faculty who had pieces accepted for major collections should be honored.

The reception will be held on Friday, November 21 at 3:30 p.m. with remarks at 4:00 p.m. in Room 421 in Belk Library and Information Commons. Chancellor Everts and Interim Provost Stan Aeschleman will be on hand to present the certificates.

Below is the list of faculty who had works published 2013-2014.

Anthropology

Cheryl Claassen

Beliefs and Rituals in Archaic Eastern North America: An Interpretive Guide. University of Alabama Press. Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 2013.

The Library will participate in International Education Week with a display of its resources for international travelers and researchers. Starting Monday, check out our resources on display in the center of the first floor (straight ahead as you come into the Library). IEW 2014 is November 17-21.

Do not overlook that the Library continues to provide good service when you are abroad. We can help you in person before you go or when you return, but we can help by chat or email even when you're gone. Also, we now have excellent web conference software and we would be glad to set up an appointment.

Charlie Lovett will speak on Friday, November 14 at 3:30pm. Born in Winston-Salem, this book collector, author, teacher and playwright combined his passions in the acclaimed novel, The Bookman’s Tale. The deeply moving love story is also a delightful exploration of one of literature's most tantalizing mysteries. His new book, First Impressions: A Novel of Old Books, Young Love, and Jane Austen was published by Viking in October 2014.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, you can hear about the experiences of military personnel first-hand through oral history interviews in Belk Library’s Digital Collections. Students in Dr. Judkin Browning’s History 3823, “American Military History,” conduct and transcribe oral history interviews with veterans about their military experiences each year. Veterans in this collection have served in the United States military from World War II through the current War on Terror. Audio files and transcripts are available for most interviews and can be access through this portal. Click on the “Select Items from the Veterans Oral History Project” link to see a list of all interviews. Check back often, as interviews are continually being added.